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Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills is hosting town halls in different parts of town this month, so police can get a better sense of each community's concerns. Mills is also looking to the community to help craft a mission statement for the police department.

Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills is hosting town halls in different parts of town this month, so police can get a better sense of each community's concerns. Mills is also looking to the community to help craft a mission statement for the police department.

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Updated: 3:20 PM PDT Oct 10, 2017

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WEBVTT ONE AND SHE'S LIVE INSANTA CRUZ RIGHT NOW.REPORTER: GOOD EVENING, DAN.CHIEF MILLS SAYS SINCE HIS FIRSTDAY ON THE JOB LESS THAN THREEMONTHS AGO HE'S BEEN RUNNING ATFULL SPEED, BUT NOW HE NEEDSSOME DIRECTION AND IS HOPING TOGET IT FROM THE PUBLIC.POST IT NOTES, PLAYING A KEYROLE IN A NEW SERIES OF TOWNHALLS HOSTED BY SANTA CZPOLICE.>> I PUT UP NOTES ABOUT TRAFFICD BURGLARIES.>> PRETTY MUCH TARGETED NUISAECRIMES AND THE PROPERTY CRIMES,AND THE DRUG ISSUES.>> YOU PUT IT MORE ON THENUISANCE CRIMES ANDHE DRUGS.REPORTER: A BIG TASK ON THE NEWCHIEF APPEARS GENERAL DA, TRYINGTO FIND OUT THE TOP PUBLICSAFETY CONCERNS FOR EACHNEIGHBORHOOD.STARTING WITH TUPPER WEST SIDE.>> WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING ALL ATONCE.WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCESTO DO THAT.SO WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZEBASED ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY ISTELLING US BY NEIGHBORHOOD.REPORTER: NEIGHBORS SAY THEPROBLEMS ARE PLENTY.>> JUST WATCHING THEDETERIORATION OF MY CITY.REPORTER: WHAT THEY CAN AGREE ONIS IT'S TIME TO START TACKLINGTHEM.>> I THINK WE ARE IN A SENSEPAYING FOR THINGS THAT WE HAVELET GO IN THE PAST.AND 'S TIME TO BRING EVERYBODYTOGETHER, INCLUDING THEHOMELESS, INCLUDING EVERYBODY TOFIGURE OUT THE SOLUTIONS.>> I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS ACOMMUNITY PROBLEM, AND IF ITISN'T HAPPENING ON THE UPPERWEST SIDE, IT'S GOING TO HAPPENON THE UPPER WEST SIDE.IT'S JUST GROWING.REPORTER: CHIEF MILLS SAYSTHAT'S WHY HE'S TAKING THIS TIMETO LISTEN.>> WE CAN BE AS EFFICIENT ASPOSSIBLE IN GETTING FROM POINT ATO POINT B AND HANDLING RADIOCALLS AND BRINGING TICKETS ORMAKING POLICE REPORTS.THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD.BUT I'M MUCH MORE INTERESTED INEFFECTIVENESS, ASOW DO WEDRIVE DOWN CRIME AND SOLVEQUALITY OF LIFE PROBLEMS IN OURNEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE CANFEEL COMFORTABLE WALKING IN THEDOWNTOWN AREA.THAT'S GOT TO BE HIGH PRIORITYFOR US TO BE EFFECTIVE.REPORTER: THERE ARE FOUR MORETOWN HALLS SCHEDULED THIS MONTHAND THE CHIEF SAYS IT WILL TAKESOME TIME, IT WILL TAKE MONTHSBUT HE PLANS TO PUT EVERYTHINGTOGETHER AND PUBLISH IT IN AREPORT THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TOTHE PUBLIC.OF COURSE AVAILABLE TO THE

Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills is hosting town halls in different parts of town this month, so police can get a better sense of each community's concerns. Mills is also looking to the community to help craft a mission statement for the police department.

Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills is hosting town halls in different parts of town this month, so police can get a better sense of each community's concerns. Mills is also looking to the community to help craft a mission statement for the police department.

Santa Cruz Police Chief Andrew Mills is hosting town halls in different parts of town this month, so police can get a better sense of each community's concerns. Mills is also looking to the community to help craft a mission statement for the police department.